2026Academic Director
Suzhou International Model United Nations
Shaping committee architecture, background materials, and delegate-facing academic standards across the conference.
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Curriculum Vitae
Alex Junfu Lu
Researching institutional power, Indo-Pacific geopolitics, climate governance, and strategic competition in contemporary international relations.
My work moves between research writing, regional case analysis, and simulation design. I am especially interested in the ways institutions stabilize conflict, reshape political language, and distribute responsibility across unequal actors.
Base
Suzhou / XJTLU
Current Mode
Undergraduate Research in IR
Core Themes
Institutions, strategy, and regional order
Education
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
B.A. in International Relations
Undergraduate training centered on international relations, institutional politics, global governance, and regional order.
Suzhou, China
Working Methods
Institutional analysis
Case-based argument building
Strategic narrative reading
Simulation and conference design
Selected Research and Writing
A set of ongoing and emerging projects on strategic competition, institutional inequality, and informal regional order.
Working Paper
The Myth of Indonesian Neutrality
A study of hedging, selective alignment, and the language of neutrality in Southeast Asian great-power politics.
Research Theme
Climate Governance and Institutional Inequality
A justice-oriented project on climate finance asymmetry, vulnerability, and coalition design in global governance.
Research Article
De-Escalatory Institutionalism in the Grey Zone
An argument about how informal regional institutions manage tension where formal authority and enforcement remain thin.
Research Interests
Global Governance
Indo-Pacific Geopolitics
International Political Economy
Institutional Power
Climate Governance
ASEAN and Regionalism
Leadership and Practice
2026Rules Designer
WHO Executive Board Special Session
Designing procedure, crisis rhythm, and negotiation incentives for a public-health simulation environment.
2026Research Lead
UNODC Background Guide
Developing issue briefs that connect institutional mandates, security dynamics, and policy trade-offs for conference use.
Languages and Working Environments
Chinese
Native
English
Professional Working Proficiency
Spanish
Elementary Proficiency